YAMAKA OGIMURA, AN OLD SHIKKI-CRAFTS SHOP
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THE MILLENNIUMS!
“Good Old Works of Japan to the world!”

OPEN JAPAN PROJECT is one of our main projects.
We are trying to rediscover the value of a lot of magnificent works which were sitting in a storehouse of a lacquerware shop, and to let the world know of their value.
Three university students with absolutely no knowledge of lacquerware and with totally no experience with them visited “yamaka-ogimura lacquerware shop” as interns.
The shop is located at Kiso-hirasawa Shiojiri Nagano which is famous for its lacquerware production.
July 2017 has seen the dawn of our great challenge by the professional lacquerware shop of 110 year tradition and the three university students who are complete amateur in lacquerware.
Our mission is to focus on the already-existing beautiful and high quality works and to introduce their value all over Japan as well as all over the world.
Beautiful and high quality works are filled with the craft artists time and effort.
Three novice revised their value from unconventional new perspectives.

Now we OPEN all magnificent works to you all.
Please enjoy the great love of craft artists found in each piece of art.